Let me introduce you to my official coffee station. I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner. Not only do I love to use it, everything nice and close at hand (spoons in the drawer directly below, coffee and tea accoutrements in the cupboard above), it makes me glad just … Continue reading
It was pizza night last night at Chez Pear Tree, and, while I’m definitely a proponent of ordering in, I occasionally feel inspired to bake my own. The first few times I tried making my own pizza (with a purchased crust), I placed the pizza proudly on the table, glowingly … Continue reading
When I first moved into our home, so many moons ago, I remember thinking that some of the features that came with the place were superfluous luxuries. Three bathrooms, for example. The kitchen island. And the little gas fireplace in the corner of our dining room. Now, if we ever … Continue reading
So, let me tell you about my addiction: house porn. I love looking in houses. Show homes, open houses, magazine layouts of professionally styled rooms, house-themed blogs, you name it. And a couple of years ago I discovered MLS (realtor.ca), where I can actually tour local homes for sale … Continue reading
I want to show off a couple of my Christmas presents. Not everything, you understand (a girl’s got to have some secrets) but some that I thought were especially “Pear Tree-ish” (read practical mixed with fanciful, and somehow connecting us with the past or tradition). But first, I’m going to … Continue reading
“Gentle, at home,/ amid my friends I’ll be/ Like the high leaves/ Upon the holly tree.” -Godey’s Lady’s Book, 1890 This year The Pear Tree House will be hosting our annual family Christmas get-together. We do a traditional turkey dinner (despite the fact that about half of us are vegetarian!), … Continue reading
There used to be a holiday home tour in Kelowna called Homes for the Holidays, that had professional decorators work with private home owners to turn their places into festive things of beauty. The homes would then be opened to ticket holders to come and tour and gather ideas and … Continue reading
I was ready to move into more than one of the little houses on show at the second annual Gingerbread House Event at the Parkinson Rec Centre in Kelowna last weekend. With their royal icing eves troughs, gumdrop shingles and icing sugar snow, who wouldn’t be tempted? The sweet infused competition and … Continue reading
I grew up on Little Golden Books. The older ones – like How Big and The Little Book and Bow Wow Meow. Like most kids, I was taken in as much – if not more – by the illustrations as the words that accompanied them. But it wasn’t until I … Continue reading
We recently acquired a piano at the Pear Tree House. A lady in my church is moving into an assisted living residence and can’t take it with her, so she was just giving it away to a good home. I started learning to play the piano at the age of … Continue reading
We’re trying something new this month. Every Friday through the month of September we’re opening this space up to you. I give you a topic and you write about it on your own blog. Then, in the comments section of this post, provide a link to your blog … Continue reading
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” – George Moore, The Brook Kerith One thing I’ve come to know for certain is that no matter how long you live in a place, you can never entirely get your roots … Continue reading
Welcome to my blog.
I’m Lori-Anne. I’m a writer, photographer, wife, mother, coffee lover, adventurer and dreamer. Did I mention I love old stuff? Pour yourself a cup of something hot and stay a spell – I’d love to get to know you!
